New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Increased consumption of alcohol, junk food, high-fat diets, and sugary drinks are driving a spike in liver disease in India, said doctors here, ahead of the World Liver Day, celebrated on April 19 to spread awareness about the importance of liver health and educate people on how to maintain a healthy […]
Washington, April 11 The US government has launched a $5 billion programme to accelerate the development of next-generation Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, according to media reports. ‘Project Next Gen’ would succeed ‘Operation Warp Speed’ with a mission to develop next-generation vaccines and therapies against newer and existing Covid variants, the Washington Post reported. Operation Warp […]
New Delhi, April 7 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has slammed China once again, saying the country should have shared viral samples from Wuhan which was the epicentre of the pandemic, immediately, and not three years later. Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead for Covid-19 response at WHO, wrote in the prestigious journal Science that earlier […]
New Delhi, April 7 Adults hospitalised with the Omicron variant have a higher death rate than those hospitalised with seasonal influenza, even though Omicron is considered less virulent with lower case fatality rates than the Delta and Alpha strains, new research has revealed. The study by Dr Alaa Atamna and colleagues from the Rabin Medical […]
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India is currently seeing a surge in respiratory illness commonly characterised by cough, body ache, fever, and sore throat. But how to know whether it is influenza, caused by H3N2 virus, or Covid, caused by Omicron sub-variants XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.5? According to data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), […]
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) The Covid-19 virus leaked out of a laboratory in China, according to a report by the US Energy Department. The report — a classified intelligence report was recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress, the Wall Street Journal reported. It highlights how different intelligence agencies have arrived at […]
Mumbai, Jan 16 It’s official. The government’s two top watchdogs have admitted to ‘multiple side-effects’ of Covid-19 vaccines that were jabbed in over a billion Indians in the past more than two years. The startling revelations are made by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in an […]
London, Jan 3 (IANS) People arriving in the UK from China will not be required to self-isolate if they test positive for Covid-19, the Transport Secretary has said, according to a media report. Covid cases in China continue to surge after Beijing’s abrupt decision to end most of its severe pandemic restrictions, The Guardian reported. The […]
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Amid the ongoing new Covid-19 global scare, the Christmas Eve figures show that India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are among the lowest hit in the South Asian region, while Japan leads the world in terms of new infections. According to Worldometer, India notched 188 fresh cases till Friday and in the […]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) As more studies indicate heart inflammation among the young and healthy adults especially after the second dose, top doctors said on Sunday that this should not raise alarm bells as more conclusive studies are needed to prove that Covid-19 vaccines should be avoided. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology […]